breathed new life into

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: to give new energy, vitality, or hope to
Their leadership breathed new life into the movement.

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If this sounds familiar, AI chatbots have a long history of behaving badly, even before OpenAI came out with ChatGPT in November 2022 and breathed new life into artificial intelligence. The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025 Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal opened Nov. 2, 1991, and has breathed new life into the iconic building. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Much of the excitement centers around second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels, whose electric rookie season breathed new life into the franchise. Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 And as fans of his recent renaissance know, his collaborations with Hit-Boy breathed new life into his sound. Okla Jones, Essence, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for breathed new life into

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“Breathed new life into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathed%20new%20life%20into. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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